Posts tagged "Minneapolis"
Blerd's Notes: A Guide To The Music Of Prince (Part 1)

Blerd’s Notes: A Guide To The Music Of Prince (Part 1)

Six years ago, I decided to take a deep dive into Prince’s discography. Here are the original articles.

Get Naked All Over Again With A New Andre Cymone Remix

Get Naked All Over Again With A New Andre Cymone Remix

Get ready to get naked one mo’ gin with Andre Cymone.

Flyte Brothers 22: The Human League's "Love Is All That Matters"

Flyte Brothers 22: The Human League’s “Love Is All That Matters”

Musically harmonious…not so much in real life: The Flyte Brothers meet The Human League.

Strong As "Stone": Andre Cymone Returns, Ready To Rock

Strong As “Stone”: Andre Cymone Returns, Ready To Rock

A much-missed legend makes his return. Check out our review of Andre Cymone’s first album in three decades.

Hailing The Return Of Andre Cymone

Hailing The Return Of Andre Cymone

Andre Cymone is back…and he has some music he’d like to share with you.

Discography Fever: The Replacements

Discography Fever: The Replacements

Many of us here at Popblerd are big fans of Prince. Undeniably, the Purple One reigns as the most recognizable Minneapolis musician of the 1980s. Yet while Prince, Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis, and the rest of the paisley parade developed what became known as “the Minneapolis sound,” a number of bands such as Hüsker Dü, Soul Asylum, and The Jayhawks were forging their own brand of Twin Cities rock and roll. Among this later group are The Replacements. Noted for […]

Dearly Beloved: The Revolution Talk Reunion Before Rocking Minneapolis

Dearly Beloved: The Revolution Talk Reunion Before Rocking Minneapolis

Is the water warm enough for you to enjoy this interview with the Revolution, which was filmed just prior to their historic reunion show last week?

Spin Cycle: The Original 7ven’s “Condensate”

“I never had as much fun as I had with the original seven… and it ain’t over yet,” Morris Day says wistfully on the spoken intro to his old band’s comeback record, Condensate. Morris Day and The Time – here renamed The Original 7ven because, well, mentor Prince’s copyright-related peccadilloes have gotten the better of him in recent years – may not have released an album together in 21 years, but you wouldn’t know that from listening to Condensate. Not only […]

Jheri Curl Fridays: Jesse Johnson’s Revue

The other night, me and several of my writin’ and bloggin’ brethren (and sistren) were discussing whether @knownasprince on Twitter was really Prince Rogers Nelson. My buddy Pete responded that if the real Prince was really offering up those “Chicken Soup for the Soul”-esque Tweets, then I was really Time drummer Jellybean Johnson. I promptly whined to Pete about being cast off as the second least important member of the original Time lineup. Hell, why couldn’t I have been Jimmy or […]